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After weeks of reports that Arsenal were close to making a move for James Maddison, Brendan Rodgers dismissed the notion as "all gossip", saying no offer had been made. The Leicester City manager said ahead of Monday's trip to West Ham that he believes everyone on the squad wants to stay at King Power. This marks a milestone for the Foxes, who have grown accustomed to losing key players to big-budget rivals. Maddison appeared to be the wanted man during the offseason, but Rodgers insisted there had been no offers for…

Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Italiano insists there is "no problem" with forward Dusan Vlahovic, who continues to be the subject of widespread transfer speculation. The Serbian striker played a full game but failed to score as Fiorentina opened their Serie A season with a 3-1 loss to Rome on Sunday. Vlahovic had been linked with Tottenham, Manchester City and Internazionale during the offseason and remain a hot property ahead of the transfer window closing at the end of this month. Fiorentina manager Joe Barone has…

Liverpool and Lyon have reached an agreement in principle for Xherdan Shaqiri, with the attacking midfielder due for a medical exam on Monday. The Switzerland international joined the Reds in July 2018, but remained on the sidelines of the first team throughout his time at Anfield. Shaqiri has played 63 times for Liverpool in all competitions and confirmed this window earlier that he was interested in a move away from the Premier League. Lyon were among the many teams linked to Shaqiri and the Ligue 1 squad confirmed the…

Vinicius Junior's stay after coming off the bench was just enough to secure a 3-3 draw at Levante on Sunday night as Real Madrid scored four points from their first two La Liga matches of the season.Los Blancos ran out of the blocks and had the ball behind the net within five minutes. Karim Benzema squeezed David Alaba's perfectly weighed ball over the top before keeping calm and cutting down for Gareth Bale to finish with confidence and open the scoring.Gareth Bale opens goal for Real Madrid! ?It's a big goal for the…

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Seattle Sounders center-back Abdoulaye Cissoko has revealed that he is in contact with the Senegal national team regarding a conversation.Cissoko, born in Sevres, France, of Senegalese parents, came up through the local site Les Ulis before joining the 2019 San Diego Zest.The 21-year-old quickly got a move to Sounders USL member association, Tacoma Defiance and has impressed so much that he became part of the senior set in May."I have been pleased with AB's performance training with the first team during the pre - season and…

Toronto FC head coach Javier Perez says he alone should take responsibility for his team's 3-1 defeat to Inter Miami on Saturday night.When the rest of the Eastern Conference got up, the Reds went into the game with low confidence and it showed when they went 3-0 in 48 minutes with a terrible defense in Florida.Even if they pulled one back via a Kieran Gibbs own goal, it was not enough to save a result, with Toronto's unprofitable line now in six games with just two points at that time.After speaking with reporters after the…

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Nuno Espirito Santo has praised Harry Kane for helping Tottenham beat Wolves 1-0 on Sunday. Kane came in as a late replacement and, despite making it clear that he wants to leave the club, received applause from the travel support. He almost scored as well, just to keep his efforts out of Jose Sa. After the match, where Dele Alli scored the only goal from the penalty spot, Santo toasted Kane's contribution."He did well, he helped the team. He is still improving his condition. But he is one of the best players in the…

Major League Soccer has revealed its latest penalties for misconduct in recent weeks.In the latest edition, the league has issued two fines for not leaving the pitch in time.Here is a summary of all updates ...Brazilian defender Nathan has added brilliant organization and stability to Quake's back line since joining FC Zurich in June. But during last week's 1-1 draw against Minnesota United, the 26-year-old was sent off for a challenging challenge against Loons defender Bakaye Dibassy, ​​who went high in an attempt to…